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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT jobs within the Colchester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank135
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads72131
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.055 %
As % of the category below63.72 %79.39 %
Salaries quoted48131
Average minimum salary£39,406£28,710
Average salary£40,693£28,863
% change on same period last year+40.98 %
Average maximum salary£41,979£29,015
UK excluding London average salary£35,406£35,568
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Colchester
Matching permanent IT job ads113165
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.069 %
Salaries quoted67158
Average minimum salary£39,754£28,863
Average salary£41,349£29,407
% change on same period last year+40.60 %
Average maximum salary£42,944£29,951
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Microsoft EssexMicrosoft
Essex

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Microsoft Corporation.

Microsoft
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Colchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Colchester Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Colchester region.

Colchester Microsoft Salary Trend

Microsoft
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Colchester region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Colchester Microsoft Salary Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Colchester region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Microsoft.

1107 (67.72 %).NET
2104 (65.82 %)C#
3101 (63.92 %)SQL Server
464 (40.51 %)XML
563 (39.87 %)MS Excel
648 (30.38 %)VB.NET
747 (29.75 %)Web Development
842 (26.58 %)OO
842 (26.58 %)MS Visio
939 (24.68 %)MS Office
1038 (24.05 %)Insurance
1137 (23.42 %).NET Framework
1236 (22.78 %)Pensions
1236 (22.78 %)Internet
1335 (22.15 %)ASP.NET
1432 (20.25 %)SQL Server 2005
1530 (18.99 %)Business Analysis
1530 (18.99 %)Project Management
1629 (18.35 %)WebServices
1629 (18.35 %)Mathematics
1725 (15.82 %)WinForms
1821 (13.29 %)Health
1918 (11.39 %)Publishing
1918 (11.39 %)System Testing
2017 (10.76 %)SQL
2116 (10.13 %)Active Directory
2214 (8.861 %)Transact-SQL
2214 (8.861 %)Change Management
2312 (7.595 %)Windows
2312 (7.595 %)Windows Server 2003

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Colchester region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Microsoft. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1107 (67.72 %).NET
264 (40.51 %)XML
337 (23.42 %).NET Framework
435 (22.15 %)ASP.NET
529 (18.35 %)WebServices
625 (15.82 %)WinForms
79 (5.696 %)XSLT
88 (5.063 %)HTML
97 (4.430 %)CSS
97 (4.430 %)XHTML
97 (4.430 %)DOM
105 (3.165 %)ASP.NET 2.0
112 (1.266 %)WCF
121 (0.633 %)SAP XI
121 (0.633 %)COM+
Colchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (4.430 %)MS Exchange
26 (3.797 %)SharePoint
33 (1.899 %)BizTalk Server
Colchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
163 (39.87 %)MS Excel
242 (26.58 %)MS Visio
339 (24.68 %)MS Office
Colchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.266 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
12 (1.266 %)SyteLine
Colchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (22.78 %)Internet
29 (5.696 %)TCP/IP
37 (4.430 %)LAN
37 (4.430 %)WAN
46 (3.797 %)DHCP
46 (3.797 %)VPN
46 (3.797 %)DNS
51 (0.633 %)PPP
Colchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1101 (63.92 %)SQL Server
232 (20.25 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.266 %)Crystal Reports
32 (1.266 %)Cognos Impromptu
41 (0.633 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Colchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (5.063 %)Visual Studio
Colchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (24.05 %)Insurance
236 (22.78 %)Pensions
321 (13.29 %)Health
418 (11.39 %)Publishing
510 (6.329 %)Finance
64 (2.532 %)Legal
64 (2.532 %)Retail
72 (1.266 %)Electronics
Colchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1104 (65.82 %)Developer
292 (58.23 %).NET Developer
336 (22.78 %)Analyst
435 (22.15 %)C# Developer
530 (18.99 %)Business Analyst
629 (18.35 %)Insurance Business Analyst
629 (18.35 %)Trainee Developer
629 (18.35 %)Trainee
724 (15.19 %)Web Developer
823 (14.56 %).NET Web Developer
913 (8.228 %)WinForms Developer
1012 (7.595 %).NET Programmer
1012 (7.595 %)Programmer
118 (5.063 %)Software Developer
127 (4.430 %)Helpdesk Support
136 (3.797 %)Support Analyst
136 (3.797 %)Support Technician
136 (3.797 %)IT Support Technician
136 (3.797 %)2nd Line Support
145 (3.165 %).NET Applications Developer
Colchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (18.35 %)Mathematics
23 (1.899 %)N-Tier
23 (1.899 %)E-Learning
32 (1.266 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.633 %)Blackberry
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (7.595 %)Windows
112 (7.595 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (4.430 %)Windows XP
33 (1.899 %)Windows 2000
Colchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (29.75 %)Web Development
242 (26.58 %)OO
330 (18.99 %)Project Management
330 (18.99 %)Business Analysis
418 (11.39 %)System Testing
514 (8.861 %)Change Management
611 (6.962 %)Business Intelligence
79 (5.696 %)E-business
86 (3.797 %)OOP
95 (3.165 %)Asset Management
102 (1.266 %)ERP
102 (1.266 %)OOD
102 (1.266 %)UML
111 (0.633 %)SOA
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1104 (65.82 %)C#
248 (30.38 %)VB.NET
317 (10.76 %)SQL
414 (8.861 %)Transact-SQL
59 (5.696 %)DHTML
67 (4.430 %)VB
75 (3.165 %)ECMAScript
84 (2.532 %)Java
84 (2.532 %)C++
92 (1.266 %)JavaScript
92 (1.266 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Colchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (5.063 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (4.430 %)MCP
33 (1.899 %)Degree
42 (1.266 %)MCSD
51 (0.633 %)MCAD
Colchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (10.13 %)Active Directory
23 (1.899 %)ISA Server
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (1.266 %)SAP
12 (1.266 %)Cognos
12 (1.266 %)Cisco